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We hope you are soaking up the remaining summer days, because it is almost time for your student's new journey to begin! As summer flies by, we are committed to giving you and your family all the information you need to know before Move-in Day. Make sure to pay special attention to all deadlines listed below.
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Here are your most important checklist to-do items for the next two weeks. For more information on these items, make sure you read this newsletter in its entirety and review the Welcome Website.
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What Else You Need To Know |
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- Religious & Spiritual Life: The annual fall retreat, a time of community building, rest, and fun, is an an overnight retreat for students to be held September 13-14. Open to any first- and second-year student, this year's retreat will take place at a local camp with swimming, a blob, canoeing, a campfire with s-mores, and other outdoor activities.
Registration is now live here. Email us at oxorsl@emory.edu with questions.
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- The Center for Counseling and Wellbeing (CCW) offers a range of services that promote your personal, interpersonal, social, development and help address your mental health needs. Appointments become available on the first day of class, and students simply need to call 770-784-8394 or stop by our office in the Murdy breezeway.
The counseling staff are all Master's level or higher, and offer confidential counseling services, at no cost to currently enrolled Oxford College students.
Also available to Oxford students at no additional cost is TimelyCare, an online platform that offers a range of mental health support services. Click here to set up an account so you’ll have this resource ready when you need it!
For more info on all of the services provided by the Center for Counseling and Wellbeing office, visit our page here.
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- Class Registration: Fall 2024 first-year students will register for classes beginning on August 12. First-year class registration will open on August 12 (1:00 pm ET - 11:59 pm ET) and will resume August 13th (starting at 1:00 pm ET) and will last until August 14 (ending at 11:59 pm ET). Students should check OPUS to confirm their official enrollment times.
Registration takes place in two parts (also known as split registration). During the first split on August 12, students will enroll in up to 8 credit hours. NOTE: Your required DSC_OX 101 will already be in your OPUS schedule and count as three (3) of these credits.This means you will only be allowed to enroll in five (5) additional credits during this first split.
During the second split, which begins on August 13, students will register for the rest of their schedules. While students can enroll in up to 19 credit hours maximum, the Advising Support Center (ASC) is strongly recommending students enroll in 15-17 credit hours during their first semester.
If you have questions about class registration, please feel free to contact ASC at oxadvising@emory.edu. ASC will be monitoring emails leading up to registration, and we will be hosting "registration help" via ZOOM (details posted in Emory Essentials Oxford Edition Canvas Course).
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- Orientation: We can't wait to welcome you to our campus in just a couple of weeks! As you know by now, New Student Orientation (NSO) will begin immediately after move-in on Friday, August 23 and will continue until the first day of classes.
At this point in the summer, you have downloaded the Emory App (our guide for all things related to NSO) and registered for NSO. The week you arrive on campus, you will receive a welcome email from your assigned Orientation Leader (OL) who will guide you through the entirety of the NSO program. Feel free to reach out to them with any questions.
If you have any questions before then, please contact us at oxfordorientation@emory.edu.
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- Student Employment: Please plan to attend our job fair on August 26! You'll be able to chat with supervisors and ask questions about the student employment process.
Students who plan to work need to bring hiring documents (not photo copies) with you to campus. A list of acceptable documents can be found here. You will need an item from list A or items from list B and C. For questions, or to schedule your I-9 appointment remotely, please contact ox-studentemployment@emory.edu.
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- Tuition: Please check your OPUS account for your Fall 2024 charges. To see your charges, sign in to OPUS and under Student Account, select Charges Due. Please remember that your Fall 2024 registration payment is due September 4.
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- Financial Aid: Financial Aid for incoming students will disburse August 19 if all disbursement requirements are met. Aid should be deducted from your total account charges when making a payment. First payments will be due September 4.
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- FERPA Letter of Consent Form: The FERPA The Letter of Consent form is your chance to let us know if Oxford’s Associate Dean of Academic Affairs or a designated representative can disclose academic information to persons specified on the form. If you grant consent, you will be able to provide information for specific people with whom information may be disclosed. If you choose not to grant consent, you will just need to select “No” on the form.
If you have not completed the form, please do so before the start of classes later this month. You can find the Letter of Consent form and more information about FERPA here. When completing the form, please make sure you include your correct 7 digit EMPLID number.
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- Wireless Connectivity: EmoryUnplugged is the wireless network for on-campus computers and mobile devices. Connecting to EmoryUnplugged in our residence halls is a two-step process:
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Install anti-virus software if your computer doesn’t have one.
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Install software called Clearpass, which is available for download here (https://emory.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB05941) when you arrive on campus. Browse to a website and you’ll be prompted to download Clearpass.
Emory requires anti-virus software to be installed and active on your computer to connect to the network.
EmoryGuest is the wireless network used for devices such as game consoles, streaming devices, smart TVs, etc., and such devices require registration once on campus.
Student Technology Support (STS), located on the first floor of the Library, will be available during Orientation Friday, August 23, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm should you need wireless connectivity assistance. |
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We are excited to welcome you to the Class of 2028! |
Should you need any assistance this summer, please refer to the welcome website for departmental contact information. |
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Oxford College Office of Enrollment Services
122 Few Circle, Oxford, GA 30054-1418
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